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Increase the safety distance in front and, if necessary, brake in good time and progressively.
If you notice that the vehicle behind you is not keeping a suitable safety distance and is getting too close, you should increase the safety distance from the vehicle in front of you, signal your manoeuvres with enough time, and if you need to brake, do so gently and progressively.
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Accelerate to increase the distance from the vehicle behind.
Increase the safety distance in front and, if necessary, brake in good time and progressively.
Reduce the safety distance in front by at least one second.
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